A History of Australia: The people make laws, 1888-1915The late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and develpment of white settlement in Australia. Clark sets out to use the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorerers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmer's wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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... told that story about a rich man , Dives , and the poor man , Lazarus , declaring that it was easier for the camel to pass through the eye of the needle than for the rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven . He had also told the story ...
... told that story about a rich man , Dives , and the poor man , Lazarus , declaring that it was easier for the camel to pass through the eye of the needle than for the rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven . He had also told the story ...
Page 169
... told them the movement that night was based upon the brotherhood of British subjects everywhere . Australians should give an exhibition of con- federated feeling seeing that they themselves were on the eve of a confederation out here ...
... told them the movement that night was based upon the brotherhood of British subjects everywhere . Australians should give an exhibition of con- federated feeling seeing that they themselves were on the eve of a confederation out here ...
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... told Mr Deakin on 2 July that ' I ( John Quick , lawyer of Bendigo ) shall be glad to assist you in your arduous task , in any way you can suggest ' . He was haunted by the nightmare that the prizes of political preferment were destined ...
... told Mr Deakin on 2 July that ' I ( John Quick , lawyer of Bendigo ) shall be glad to assist you in your arduous task , in any way you can suggest ' . He was haunted by the nightmare that the prizes of political preferment were destined ...
Contents
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
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